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A medico in Radhe Shyam

Shyam Singha Roy

Kolkata Set in 10 Acres

Pushpa: Rs 40 Cr

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Tamil actor Vivek

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Samantha Akkineni

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espite being busy with the movies and brand endorsements, Majili and Rangasthalam fame Samantha Akkineni is highly active when it comes to charity. It is known news that in 2012, she started her own NGO, Pratyusha Support, which provides the medical support to poor women and underprivileged children. Now once again, Samantha Akkineni has won the hearts of fans. According to the latest update, Samantha Akkineni has gifted a car to a female auto driver named Kavitha who

was battling poverty due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The auto driver Kavitha visited the sets of Samantha’s talk show earlier this year and revealed that she was a victim of domestic violence. She is an auto driver and by driving an auto from Miyapur to Bachupally, she has been taking care of her 7 sisters. When Samantha came to know how Kavitha is struggling, she promised to gift her a car to help her run a cab service. Now finally Kavitha received a car worth Rs 12.5 lakh from Samantha.

usky beauty Pooja Hegde is romancing Young Rebel Star in an upcoming romantic drama Radhe Shyam, which is on the verge of completion. This is the first time, Mukunda girl is sharing the screen space with Prabhas under the direction of Radha Krishna Kumar for jil fame. According to the latest report, Pooja Hegde will be seen playing the role of a medico whereas Prabhas will be seen as a palm reader

in Radhe Shyam Touted to be a period romantic drama, Pooja Hegde, will play a medico from a University in Italy. She will be seen as Prerana, who meets Vikram Aditya (played by Prabhas) in a hospital after he is involved in an accident, and then their love story takes off. The sources close to the makers revealed that Pooja Hegde is looking perfect in the role of a medico and her chemistry with Prabhas is great.

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aha Samudram is an upcoming much awaited drama which Sharwanand and Siddharth are playing the lead roles. Recently pm the occasion of Siddharth’ birthday, the makers of Maha Samudram unveiled the first look poster of actor from action drama Maha Samudram. Coming on the poster, Siddharth is looking handsome in next door avatar. Maha Samudram which is being helmed by Ajay Bhupathi of RX 100 fame, has Aditi Rao Hydari as the leading lady. It also has Anu Emmanuel in a crucial

role. The shooting of Ajay Bhupathi’ magnum opus Maha Samudram is currently underway in Hyderabad. Backed by Anil Sunkara under the banner of AK Entertainments, Maha Samudram is a Tamil and Telugu bilingual. Siddharth is making his grand comeback in Telugu film industry after eight long years. He was last seen in a Telugu film Jabardasth, that released in the year 2013. Maha Samudram will mark Siddharth’ full fledged comeback in Tollywood.

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atural Star Nani starrer Shyam Singha Roy is one of the much awaited supernatural thriller film which is being directed by Rahul Sankrityan. The makers of Shyam Singha Roy have already released the first look poster in which Nani was seen sporting a sharp and twirled moustache. The final schedule of Shyam Singha Roy has been started at a massive set in Hyderabad, that resembles the vintage Kolkata. The Art Director Avinash Kolla is the man behind the

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tylish Star Allu Arjun is currently busy in his upcoming action drama Pushpa, which is being bankrolled by popular production house Mythri Movie Makers. Currently the shoot of Pushpa is going on at the brisk pace under the direction of Sukumar and the film has Rashmika Mandanna as the leading lady. According to the latest report, Mythri Movie Makers are spending Rs 40 cr only for the action episodes of Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Pushpa. The multilingual action thriller drama Pushpa, written by Sukumar, is a pan Indian film, that will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages on 13th August. Pushpa cis all about the red sanders heist in the hills of Andhra Pradesh and it depicts the convoluted nexus that unfurls in the course of the narrative of a guy who is taken by avarice. Fahadh Faasil has been roped in Pushpa to play the main villain. Sukumar’ directorial

massive set that was built in a 10 acre land in Hyderabad. Apparently, the producers of Shyam Singha Roy have shelled out a whopping Rs 6.50 crore to build this massive set. The crucial scenes of the movie will be shot on this set and Nani’s fans are already excited to know more about this drama. In this film Nani will be seen sharing the screen space with Krithi Shetty, Sai Pallavi and Madonna Sebastian.

ecently on the occasion of Ugadi, the makers of Chiranjeevi starrer social message oriented movie Acharya revealed the character name of Ram Charan' love interest Pooja Hegde in a new poster as she is playing the role of Neelambari. Helmed by Koratala Siva of Janatha Garage fame, the film has Kajal Aggarwal as the leading lady. We have already reported that Koratala Siva is filming a high voltage fight sequence on Mega Power Star Ram Charan in the specially erected Dharmasthali village set. The sources close to the makers revealed that it's going to be a Ram Charan’ powerful rain fight that comes at a crucial phase in Acharya. This fight will also drive the narration and make things interesting in the second half. Sonu Sood is playing the antagonist and Acharya also has Jisshu Sen Gupta, Tanikella Bharani and Ajay in the supporting roles.

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venture Pushpa will witness a face-off between Stylish Star Allu Arjun and Fahadh Faasil.

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PAWAN KALYAN DUAL LIFE style ROLE E ight years after the Telugu blockbuster action drama ‘Gabbar Singh’, director Harish Shankar, actor turned Politician Pawan Kalyan and music composer Devi Sri Prasad are joining their hands for a new film, which has become the talk of town. If ongoing buzz in the media and the film industry is to be believed, Pawan Kalyan will be seen playing dual role in Harish Shankar’

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directorial venture. This will be the first time when Pawan Kalyan will play the role of father and son. Pawan Kalyan is going to be seen as both father and son in this movie as per reports. Also, one of them is going to be a police officer's role and we all know how Pawan Kalyan created magic onscreen in the police uniform in Harish Shankar’ directorial venture 'Gabbar Singh'.

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to play the female lead and love interest of Prabhas in high octane commercial entertainer Salaar. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Shruti Haasan will be seen essaying a political journalist in the film and she is the lady love of Prabhas who is playing a mechanic. This is for the second time Shruti Haasan is playing the role of a journalist. In past she has played a journo in Suriya and Anushka Shetty starrer ‘Singham 3.’

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ccording to the latest buzz in the film industry, the makers of Sarkaru Vaari Patta approached Tamil actor Madhavan to play a villain in Mahesh Babu and Keerthy Suresh starrer big budget drama which is based on the bank scam. Sarkaru Vaari Paata is being jointly backed by Mythri Movie Makers in association with 14 Reels Plus and GMB Entertainments. The movie

fter the release of action drama KGF, filmmaker Prashanth Neel emerged as one of the ace directors across the country and currently he is working with Young Rebel Star Prabhas for an upcoming action thriller drama Salaar. While the second chapter of KGF is expected to soon release in theatres, Prashanth Neel is currently busy with Salaar. Both films are much hyped and are expected to shatter the pre existing records at the ticket windows. Shruti Haasan is on the board

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also has Vennela Kishore and Subbaraju in supporting roles, and it has music by S Thaman. Earlier it was heard that either Kannada star Upendra or Kollywood actor Arvind Swami would play the main villain in Sarkaru Vaari Paata and now the reports are coming that the makers roped Madhavan in to play the antagonist.

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Prakash Raj, Ananya, Nivetha, Anjali Release Date: 9th April 2021

Rating: 3/5

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Power Star Pawan Kalyan starrer court room drama, Vakeel Saab, helmed by Venu Sriram, was released on 9th April. The movie also has Shruti Haasan, Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, Ananya Nagalla, Prakash Raj, Naresh, Mukesh Rishi, Dev Gill, Vamsi Krishna, Ananda Chakrapani and others in the supporting roles. Let’s see the story of Vakeel Saab.

Story:

Satya Dev(Pawan Kalyan) is a lawyer who is known for helping the needy. He marries Shruti Hassan but later he quits his career. After few years he meets Vemula Pallavi (Nivetha Thomas), Zareena (Anjali) and Divya (Ananya Nagalla), who are being harassed by Vamshi (Vamsi) and his friends. How Satya Dev takes up the girls’ case is what Vakeel Saab is all about.

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fine. Shruti Haasan in the flashback portion is good. Rest of the cast of Vakeel Saab perform accordingly.

Performance:

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First half Few routine scenes

The performances are pitch-perfect with Pawan Kalyan leading the way. Once again Power Star Pawan Kalyan steals the show with his terrific performance. The action, body language and sentiments in the movie, portrayed by Pawan Kalyan needs a lot of applause. Nivetha Thomas delivered a good performance. Anjali is ok as well. Prakash Raj as the antagonist is

The dialogues of Vakeel Saab are good and the production value is rich. The music by Thaman is impressive. The action sequences are choreographed well. The fight sequences are totally meant to elicit claps and whistles from the movie lovers. The cinematography by PS Vinod is breath-taking and he captured the visual in a very interesting way. Editing is good.

The interval episode of Vakeel Saab has a political touch.

Analysis:

Pawan Kalyan starrer Vakeel Saab sledgehammers the message that when a woman says no, it means only one thing. No grabbing. No forcing.. It underlines a woman’ freedom to her own se*xuality. Hearing the phrase ‘Are you a virgin’ in a Tollywood film is Fantastic. Underlining a woman’s freedom to own her s*xuality? Priceless.

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Performance: Wild Dog is a

movie that deals with the terror attacks. Nagarjuna is playing NIA officer Vijay Varma, who is also known as Wild Dog. He is one of the major assets of this film and has given noteworthy performance. Diya Mirza comes up with a clean performance but she has minimal scenes. Saiyami Kher is fine. Ali Reza does a good job in his role. The rest of the cast of Wild Dog are ok.

Technical:

The writing of Wild Dog is not very strong and too convenient. S Thaman’ background score is the main asset of this film Wild Dog. The background score is pulsating and plays an integral part in Nagarjuna starrer. The runtime of Wild Dog is one of the plus point . The cinematography by Shaneil Deo is flawless and the editing is good. Art department has done a superb job and the production values are good. The Investigation scenes are satisfactory.

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Rating: 3/5

Wild Dog starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Dia Mirza, and Saiyami Kher, directed by Ahishor Solomon , was released on 2nd April. Bigg Boss Telugu 3 fame Ali Reza, Appaji Ambarisha Darbha and Avijit Dutt are also the part of Wild Dog. Let’s see the story of Wild Dog.

of the terrorists are known to be in Nepal. Vijay Varma is on a secret mission to Nepal and in the hunt of the mastermind behind the criminal and terror activities. How he leads the investigation, form the rest of the story of Wild Dog.

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A blast happens in John's bakery. Vijay Varma aka Wild Dog (Nagarjuna) and his team NIA get the responsibility to nab the criminals. With a small twist, the address

Dog makes the audience attached to the film. Go and watch it.

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myra Dastur is an active user of social media sites and recently she took to her Instagram to share a pic of her in which she is seen flaunting her lethal figure in a bikini. The actress looks stunning and we couldn't just take eyes off her. The "evil eye" tattoo on her neck is also grabbing the eyeballs of her fans. Kung Fu Yoga fame actress Amyra has undoubtedly turned on the heat with her sensuous avatar that is enough the even melt the ice. Her photograph has not

only set the social media on fire but it is also giving her other Tollywood and Bollywood contemporaries likes Goa girl Ileana D Cruz, Malaika Arora and others a tough competition. She is looking h*t as hell in bikini. Her seductive pose in the swimming pool is grabbing the attention of her fans and followers. She is oozing oomph in this pic. Mr X fame actress is one of diva, who doesn't shy away from flaunting her curves.

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t is known news Shankar of 2.0 fame is collaborating with Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh for an upcoming Hindi film which is a remake of Anniyan. The film Anniyan (Aparichitudu in Telugu) revolved around a perfectionist named Ambi (Vikram). The film will be remade in Hindi with Ranveer Singh, which will be helmed by Shankar and bankrolled by veteran producer Jayantilal Gada. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Shankar has approached

SHRADDHA KAPOOR MOST FOLLOWER RECORD

hraddha Kapoor recently celebrate the 60 million followers on Instagram. Saaho lady shared a picture from her Maldives vacation to celebrate the same. Coming on the pic, Shraddha Kapoor was seen striking a yoga pose with a beautiful sunset view in the backdrop. She wrote a long note and thanked the fans for their love as she wrote, "Abundant Love!!! 60 M Overwhelmed and overflowing with gratitude. Thank you all so, so much for your unlimited love. My fan clubs, sweetest

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babudies, you guys are the best!!! Over the days I have been going through your amazing edits. Thanks to each one of you for making such a beautiful effort.” On the work front, Shraddha Kapoor was last seen playing the female lead in action drama Baaghi 3. Helmed by Ahmed Khan, the film has Tiger Shroff in the lead role. She will be next seen in Vishal Furia's film Naagin in which she is essaying the role of an ichhadhari. She is also the part of Luv Ranjan's untitled film starring Ranbir Kapoor.

Bollywood actress Kiara Advani to play the female lead in Ranveer Singh starrer Anniyan remake. The Hindi remake will star Ranveer Singh in the role originally played by Vikram. Kiara Advani has huge popularity in South and North India and her presence in this remake will be an added advantage. Let’s wait for the official announcement regarding the inclusion of Kiara Advani in this remake.

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TAMIL ACTOR

Vivek

PASSES AWAY P opular Tamil comedian Vivek passed away in Chennai on 17th April. He was 59. He has performed in more than 220 films, died following a cardiac arrest at 4.35 am on Saturday. According to doctor’s report, the actor had a 100 percent blockage in the LAD (left anterior descending artery) vessel which led to a massive cardiac arrest. Recntly, the hospital as well as Tamil Nadu Health

Secretary J Radhakrishnan said that the cause of the cardiac arrest was unlikely to be COVID-19 vaccine that comedian Vivek had taken on Thursday. Vivek received Covid-19 vaccine first dose on Thursday. The comedian was admitted to hospital after experiencing a heart stroke. His health deteriorated and was unconscious by the time he was being treated in the hospital.

RAIZA WILSON

FACE TREATMENT GOES WRONG T he model and actress Raiza Wilson rose to fame following her appearance in the Controversial Television reality show Bigg Boss hosted by versatile actor Kamal Haasan. Raiza won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, South for her role as Sindhuja in the movie Pyaar Prema Kaadhal in 2018. The Bigg Boss contestant Raiza Wilson shared a picture of her face after she was allegedly ‘forced’ to undergo an unnecessary dermatological procedure. She is claiming that the doctor is now

unreachable. Raiza Wilson took to her Instagram to name and shame the doctor, as she said, “Visited @dr Bhairavi Senthil yesterday for a simple facial treatment, she forced me to do a procedure which I did not need, and this is the result. Now the dermatologist is avoiding me.” Raiza Wilson slammed the dermatologist who did her wrong face treatment. According to her, now the doctor is ignoring her and the staff says the doctor is out of town.

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public on social media around two years ago

and actor Vishnu Vishal who got engaged in September last year, is all set to tie the knot in a private ceremony in Hyderabad. The badminton player Jwala Gutta and actor-producer Vishnu Vishal announced that they will get married on 22nd April. They has been dating for a while now, and made their relationship

and now the love birds are getting ready to tie the knot this month. Jwala Gutta took to her microblogging page and wrote, “We are getting married. With the blessings of our families, it gives us immense joy in sharing the news of our wedding, in a private affair in presence of near and dear.”

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oung Tiger Jr NTR is the son of Telugu actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna and Shalini Bhaskar Rao. Tarak is the grandson of legendary Telugu actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao. He started his career in the film industry as a child artist in 1996's 'Ramayanam', that went on to win the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. After five year, he made his debut

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as a lead actor in SS Rajamouli’ directorial venture Student no 1. Jr NTR spent some quality time with his younger son Bhargav Ram recently and he was spotted with his son. Jr NTR was seen riding a bike with his younger son Bhargav Ram sitting in the front. Another person is also seen sitting on the back seat. All the three are wearing masks. Jr NTR who is riding the bike, is seen wearing a helmet.

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playing the female lead and it also has Srikanth, Suniel Shetty, Poorna, Prabhakar, Sharath Lohithaswa and Viji Chandrasekhar in pivotal roles. Akhanda is backed by Miryala Ravinder Reddy under the banner of Dwaraka Creations .In past, Balakrishna and Boyapati have worked together for blockbusters movies Simha and Legend and now they are planning to score a blockbuster with Akhanda.

t is known news that Young Rebel Star Prabhas recently took the delivery of Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster in Arancio Atlas color. Baahubali star also has variety of cars like Range Rover, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Jaguar XJR, etc. Prabhas’ car is worth nearly Rs 6.5 cr and he is said to be the second Indian to own this new model. We call it a special Lamborghini because it is propelled by a V12 beast of an engine. Mirchi star took the delivery of the vehicle on his father Surya

Narayana Raju’ birth anniversary. Recently Prabhas aunt Syamala took to Instagram and shared a video of her daughter and Prabhas’ sister Praseedha going on a ride in the Lamborghini. Praseedha is one of the co-producers of Prabhas starrer upcoming much hyped period romantic drama, Radhe Shyam. Praseedha studied filmmaking in the USA. The Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster is propelled by a 6.5 litre V12 unit that puts out 730 bhp at 8,400 rpm and 690 Nm at 5,500 rpm.

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